TACL Reference Manual

Contents
HP NonStop TACL Reference Manual—429513-018
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3. Expressions
Constants 2-8
Text Constants 2-8
String Constants 2-9
Reserved Words 2-9
Comments 2-10
3. Expressions
Operators 3-1
Arithmetic Operations 3-2
Logical Operations 3-2
4. Variables
An Overview of TACL Variables 4-1
Variable Names 4-2
Variable Levels 4-3
Declaring a Variable 4-3
Specifying a Level of a Variable 4-4
Deleting a Variable 4-5
Accessing Variable Contents 4-5
Using a Variable as an Argument 4-6
TEXT Variables 4-6
Sample Declarations 4-6
ALIAS Variables 4-6
Sample Declarations 4-7
Limitations 4-7
MACRO Variables 4-7
Macro Arguments
4-8
Sample Declarations
4-8
ROUTINE Variables 4-9
Routine Arguments
4-9
Sample Declaration 4-10
Comparing Argument Handling in Macros and Routines
4-11
STRUCT Variables
4-12
Elements of STRUCT Variables 4-12
Limitations on the Use of STRUCT Variables
4-12
Declaring a Structure Body
4-13
Declaring a Simple Data Item
4-15
Declaring an Array Data Item
4-18
Declaring a Substructure 4-19
Declaring FILLER Bytes
4-20